Ryuki Kitaoka

Ryuki Kitaoka
Born	October 5, 1971 (age 54) Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actor, suit actor, action choreographer
Years Active	1990 - present
Website	Official website
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Ryuki Kitaoka is a Japanese actor, suit actor and action choreographer. He played many roles in the Ultraman Series, such as suit acting for many kaiju in Ultraman Tiga and playing Hayato Kaimoto in Ultraman Nexus. He changed his stage name from Hisataka Kitaoka in 2005.

Roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Ultraman Tiga	Daigo Madoka	Stunt double
		Gakuma (Alpha)	Suit Episode 2 "Legend of the Stone" Hiroyuki Okano credited instead by mistake
		Ligatron	Suit Episode 4 "Sa-yo-na-ra Earth"
		Gazort	Suit Episode 6 "Second Contact"
		Gilanbo	Suit Episode 8 "On Halloween Night"
		Gagi	Suit Episode 10 "The Closed Amusement Park"
		Evolu	Suit Episode 11 "Requiem to the Darkness"
		Alien Raybeak	Suit Episode 13 "Human Collecting"
		Gazort II	Suit Episode 15 "The Phantom Dash"
		Film crew member	Episode 17 "Red and Blue's Battle"
		Alien Standel Abolbus	Suit Episode 17 "Red and Blue's Battle"
1997		Gobnu (Ogma)	Suit Episode 20 "GUTS to the Sky Part 2"
		Magnia	Suit Episode 22 "A Fog's Coming"
		Galra	Suit Episode 39 "Dear Mr. Ultraman"
		Iludo	Suit, when giant-sized Episode 41 "Friend from Space"
		Geozark	Suit Episode 43 "Land Shark"
		Guardie	Suit Episode 44 "Inheritance of Shadows"
		Gijera	Suit Episode 45 "Eternal Life"
		Taraban (Adult)	Suit Episode 46 "Let's Go to Kamakura!"
		Metamorga	Suit Episode 47 "Goodbye to Darkness"
		Menjura	Suit Episode 48 "Fugitive from the Moon"
		Zoiger	Suit Episode 49 "Take Me Higher!"
		Gatanothor	Suit Episode 51 "Master of Darkness"
	Ultraman Dyna	Gyabish	Suit Episode 7 "Friend Inside the Box"
1998		PWI employee	Episode 35 "The Smile of Destruction: Part 1"
		Rock Land announcer	Voice Episode 39 "The Light and Shadow of the Youthful"
	Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light	Geranda	Suit
	Ultraseven 30th Anniversary Memorial Trilogy	Ultraseven
1999	Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace	Black Gamu	Double when facing backwards
		Gamu Takayama	Stunt double
		Citizen
		Basiliss	Suit
	Ultraseven: The Final Chapters	TDF Friendship 3 Crewman	Episode 1 "Legends and Glory"
		Ultraseven	Suit Episode 4 "The End of the Contract" Episode 5 "The Duplicated Man" Episode 6 "I Am an Earthling"
	Booska! Booska!!	Gentsuki
2001	Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact	Don Ron	Suit
2005	Ultraman Nexus	Hayato Kaimoto
2006	Mirrorman REFLEX	Kutsuwa
2007	Ultraseven X	Makito Haibara	Episode 10 "MEMORIES"
2012	Ultra Zone	Kojima	"Final Attack Order" two-part sketch (ep. 19-20)

Other Roles

• Garo: The Makai Flower - Gento
• Outer Man - Inspector Imai

Works

Kitaoka was an action choreographer for the following works:

• Ultraman Tiga (1997)
  • Episode 17 "Red and Blue's Battle"
• Ultraman Dyna (1998)
  • Episode 39 "The Light and Shadow of the Youthful"
  • Episode 40 "The Tree of Jagira"

Gallery

Kitaoka as a film crew member in Ultraman Tiga

Kitaoka as a PWI employee in Ultraman Dyna

Kitaoka as Black Gamu in Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace

Kitaoka as a Citizen in Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace

Kitaoka as a Friendship 3 Crewman in Ultraseven: The Final Chapters

Kitaoka as Gentsuki in Booska! Booska!!

Kitaoka as Hayato Kaimoto in Ultraman Nexus

Kitaoka as Makito Haibara in Ultraseven X

Trivia

• In 2020, Kitaoka Tweeted that he had forgotten about his cameo in Ultraman Dyna.